Trump's appointment delay stalls US$50b of energy investment projects
Many pipelines big and small are in limbo, unable to secure approval to begin construction
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BY THE time Midwesterners fire up their furnaces this autumn, the US$2 billion Nexus pipeline is supposed to be pumping natural gas to heat homes from frosty Ohio to frostier Ontario. But six months out, the 410-kilometre pipeline exists only on paper.
Until President Donald Trump fills key vacancies at an energy regulator, Nexus and other sprawling energy projects are in limbo, unable to secure permits to begin construction. For Nexus developers DTE Energy Co and Spectra Energy Partners, each week that passes threatens the project's ability to meet winter demands.
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